Monsoons creating mudslides

Volcano erupting in dark of night

Tornado wrenching up trees as if matchwood, 

as flood water sweeps in unabated 

Forces over which we have no control

 

Bone dry, arid landscape, parched and thirsty

Strangely alluring and yet deadly in its nature

Cacti defying the climate by storing fluid

How many stories could they tell of lost souls?

Forces over which we have no control

 

Shooting stars

Meteor storms

Gravitational pull

Other strange Planets 

Burning suns

The Earths atmosphere

Black holes

Forces over which we have no control

 

Wars and battles, many casualties 

Despots, dictators, terrorists, fatalities

Acts of pure evil, no apparent motive

Mercy not shown, subjects emotive

All of these things taking their toll

Forces over which we have no control?